I am done with BMXing.
08-23-05, 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by bmxrdr88
mountain biking is so expensive. i tried it once for a month. i ended up spending like a grand just on broken parts. stick with bmx its alot better. and sometimes it can make your wallet bigger.
And layoff of metalhead, if he's quitting he's quitting. No need to attack him for something that has been pissing him off for awhile, although you could try running a super high psi metalhead. Trust me, you might have the same problems as you have with a BMX, with the exeption that you can use strong DH tubes at high pressure.
Do what you want, but you need some extra $$$ lying around if you are MTBing (for spare/new parts).
08-23-05, 10:46 PM
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dont get a haro, if you're getting a complete bike, look to volume, fit, or just get a custom bike, get all the parts seperate, so your not on a stock bike, when you get a complete they don't necessarily but top notch parts on it, so you can break those and buy their higher quality products, because it's all about money, so support the companies that aren't stupid, support the ones that are giving back to bike riding, cough cough endemic....five.....explosive bear.....cough
08-24-05, 01:59 AM
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BMX bikes are cheap compared to mountain bikes. Our cruisers were about $500 each, but our tandem was something like $10K. That would buy a lot of BMX parts.
08-24-05, 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Expatriate
So you didn't really read everyone else's post, did you?
08-24-05, 02:52 PM
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Oddly, I find that admission amusing. At least you're not annoying.
Cheers.
Cheers.
08-24-05, 03:15 PM
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If you're really leaving the sport, I hope you enjoy what ever you do next. Perhaps one day you'll return. There will still be other riders to hook up with when you do.
08-25-05, 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Darin
If you're really leaving the sport, I hope you enjoy what ever you do next. Perhaps one day you'll return. There will still be other riders to hook up with when you do.
08-25-05, 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by MetalHead90
I said I'm going to use BMXing a side project. I am not leaving entirely.
BMX is life
08-25-05, 09:36 PM
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BMX IS life....you live it...you can't like half ass it...you live it you breath it...you ride BMX...you SLEEP BMX...you are a person that lives to ride rides to live
08-25-05, 11:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Urban Shooter
Good for you, get away from that BMX crowd, learn to read and write and maybe one day you can be a roadie and own a real bike!
08-26-05, 01:31 AM
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Originally Posted by FireTeamCharlie
A road bike a real bike please...Those things are weak as hell. Take your road bike down a road with pot holes, then coem back and say a road bike is a real bike. Your rims will be so bent you can't even ride.
08-26-05, 01:41 AM
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Don't quote him. I can only read his ******** (that's right - I said it) comments if someone quotes them. Just go to his profile and put him in your ignore list.
08-26-05, 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by FireTeamCharlie
(typical nonsense goes here)
08-26-05, 03:47 PM
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And just when I was going to suggest we take our tandem down to the BMX track...
08-26-05, 03:55 PM
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I mean, the general gist of this is if this dude's getting a mountain bike because he wants to do BMX stuff on it and thinks it'll be STRONGER, he's ********. It won't be (unless it's a freeride bike, which is gonna weigh a solid 15-20lbs more than your average BMX). If he wants to get a mountain bike to go ride mountain bike trails, that would be a smart move.
08-26-05, 09:31 PM
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If you break a bmx, mountain biking won't be much good for you. I think you need to take more shock with your body. That, or you're cursed. I feel sorry for you I really do. I think some of the guys who posted are complete idiots and jerks. Metalhead, 40 flats is too much. 60-70 PSI is required. Absorbing impact with body is required. MTBs will break easily if you can break a bmx, especially if you want a steel frame. That's going to be over 1k...quite a bit over.
Anywho, good luck.
Anywho, good luck.
08-26-05, 10:38 PM
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Originally Posted by MetalHead90
I said I'm going to use BMXing a side project. I am not leaving entirely.
Are you a guitar player?
08-26-05, 11:14 PM
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Originally Posted by hypersnazz
I mean, the general gist of this is if this dude's getting a mountain bike because he wants to do BMX stuff on it and thinks it'll be STRONGER, he's ********. It won't be (unless it's a freeride bike, which is gonna weigh a solid 15-20lbs more than your average BMX). If he wants to get a mountain bike to go ride mountain bike trails, that would be a smart move.
And guess what I am getting. A freeride mountain bike. I know that a mountain bike can't do stuff BMXs can. I am going to really mountain bike and do some light street riding on my freestyle bike.
And no I dont play guitar, I drum.
08-27-05, 09:20 AM
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BMX's are toughter than mountain bikes, dumb dumb! More parts, more places to break and aluminum frames, aluminum cranks, aluminum everything, unlike BMX's with cromoly. A Freeride mountain bike will not last long if you break bmx's like that. Geez. LISTEN TO ME.
10-09-05, 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by sxe fbm rider
Wow buddy. I'm 325, also not fat looking being 6'2"+
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10-09-05, 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by recursive
I might buy that if you said 225. Or if you lifted weights 6 hours a day.
10-09-05, 11:14 PM
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Seriously. I didnt say 325 of muscle. I'm a big guy, give me a break. 225 is the normal weight for a 6'2" person. Excuse me being a gay cowboy in this picture, it was all in fun, but you can see I'm not a twiggy fella'. 
10-09-05, 11:18 PM
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Ok, that was scary. I shall go wash my eyes now.
[edit] I'll point out that even though you're 4 inches taller than me, you seem to be a lot "Bigger". I suppose 5'10", 210lbs with more muscle looks a lot leaner.
[edit] I'll point out that even though you're 4 inches taller than me, you seem to be a lot "Bigger". I suppose 5'10", 210lbs with more muscle looks a lot leaner.
10-09-05, 11:28 PM
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Originally Posted by sxe fbm rider
It was a joke. My mom was there so it makes it okay.
